Tenure
Teaching Profession
New Orleans Not Liable For Teachers' Post-Katrina Job Losses, Court Rules
Louisiana and the New Orleans parish won't owe back pay to the 7,500 teachers who lost their jobs after the hurricane.
Teaching Profession
Opinion
No, It's Not "Nearly Impossible" to Fire Bad Teachers
Here's the funny thing. Teacher tenure has never really been a fortress that protects incompetent hacks and abusers. It has functioned as a set of rules by which undesirable teachers could be--fairly--jettisoned, then have the decision to release that teacher stand. It gave teachers a reasonable period of time to establish their long-term worth (with the option to open the trap door quickly, in the early stages, for egregiously inept or shady folks). It also gave administrators and school boards a defined set of reasons why a teacher might reasonably be let go, after the district committed to hiring him.
Teaching Profession
Contested Tenure, Pay Law in Louisiana Upheld on Appeal
The state's supreme court reversed a lower-court ruling, allowing a 2012 revamping tenure and pay rules to stand.
Recruitment & Retention
Survey Finds Parents Mixed on Schools, Teachers' Unions, Improvement Strategies
Most parents are satisfied with their community schools, but unsure on what path schools should take to improve, according to the results of a new national poll from Education Post.
Recruitment & Retention
Report: Bad Teachers Often Remediated, Not Removed, Under New York Rules
A study says New York's threshold for dismissing teachers is too high, allowing teachers to be returned to the classroom even after egregious problems with performance or professionalism.
Recruitment & Retention
Opinion
Refocusing the Teacher-Tenure Debate on Actual Teachers
When we listen to teachers over talking heads on subjects like tenure, we can begin to see real solutions.
Recruitment & Retention
Due Process Laws Vary for Teachers by State
An Education Week analysis has found an array of often-complicated state policies guiding how teachers are fired, and their rights to appeal such actions.
Recruitment & Retention
New York Teacher-Protection Lawsuits Combined
Two suits taking aim at the Empire State's rules for granting teachers tenure and dismissing them will be combined.
Teaching Profession
Missouri Group Backs Off of Ballot Measure Aimed at Weakening Teacher Tenure
Supporters of a constitutional amendment limiting teacher contracts to three years in Missouri are calling off their campaign.
Recruitment & Retention
Calif. Teachers' Unions File Appeal Against Vergara Ruling on Teacher Tenure
California teachers' unions filed an appeal against the Vergara decision that struck down state teacher tenure and dismissal laws.
Recruitment & Retention
Opinion
Widening the Hoop on Teacher Evaluation
Raising the bar for teachers at the same time as raising the stakes for poor performance may set some districts up for teacher shortages.
Recruitment & Retention
Calif. Governor Appeals Vergara Ruling on Teacher Tenure
The California governor is the latest to appeal the Vergara decision that struck down state teacher tenure and dismissal laws.
Recruitment & Retention
Judge Affirms Vergara Ruling on Teacher Tenure; Calif. Chief Urges Appeal
The ruling in a landmark case that struck down California's laws on teacher tenure and dismissal was affirmed on Aug. 28 by a state superior court judge. The ruling will be appealed.
Recruitment & Retention
Teacher Pay Raise a Mixed Deal in North Carolina
The new budget gives teachers an average increase of 7 percent in the coming year, but radically revamps the existing salary schedule in a way some veterans don鈥檛 like.